My Newest (Healthy) Addiction

When I was sick in China last month I spent quite a bit of time online ‘researching’ (Googling) ways to boost health. I came across this post by The Health Home Economist about getting your fats rights and realized that I do not include nearly enough GOOD FAT in my diet.

Once I got started reading about eating whole nutrient dense foods things quickly got out of hand. There is a lot of advice out there about how to be more healthful. But in order to not get overwhelmed I am taking things one step at a time. This week’s healthy change has been adding coconut oil to my coffee.

Things I’ve noticed:

~Gives me tons of morning energy. Something that I normally lack.

~The coffee ‘high’ lasts a lot longer than it usually would since I’m metabolizing it with the fat. Don’t need that second cup of coffee.

~Adds a lovely nutty flavor, so no need to add sugar like I would otherwise be tempted to do.

~My out of control sweet tooth cravings are not an issue for the rest of the day. For me personally this is the biggest one since I’ve always had a pretty sizeable sugar problem.

So How Does It Work?

Step 1: Make Coffee

Step 2: Add 1 Tbsp Virgin Coconut Oil to Cup

Step 3: Mix and Enjoy

Would I Recommend It?

Absolutely. Especially if you are trying to find small ways to be more healthy, this is a delicious place to start. I’ve read that you can have your coconut oil in tea as well, but since I’m a coffee lover I have yet to try it.

It’s not the cheapest thing in the world, organic virgin coconut oil. I spent approximately US $6.00 on a jar that lasted me about a week from Planet Organic in London. I’ve read that Trader Joe’s is a good source in the US. In all honesty, without the coconut oil boost I would have spent that amount on afternoon Starbucks coffees, pain au chocolates, or tempting muffins anyways.